MY BODY WEEPS by Leslye Colvin I am in the office and feel the need to maintain my composure as my inner voice screams. My tear ducts are dry but every cell of my being is weeping. Tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of my mother taking her last breath and...
Racism Is a Spiritual IssueBy Therese Taylor-StinsonThe shooting of unarmed black men by law enforcement officers and lone vigilantes ambushing churches has exposed the lie of a "post-racial" America. The polarization, the violence, and the controversies make it seem...
"This article was originally published in Next Church. The original article can be found here."Each month, we post a series of blogs around a common topic. This month, Rev. Michael McNamara is curating a series that will explore the theme of Christian contemplative...
"This article was originally published in The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics. The original article can be found here." I’m breathing deeply as I write this. What I’m writing about is charged. I feel this energy in my body. It’s a heat in...
I have been harassed, assaulted, and battered every decade of my life. Most of the perpetrators were men, but some women who were complicit in enabling for this to happen. Most of the perpetrators and the enablers were religious; they professed to be Christians. Some...
